House-boat construction



Jan. 6, 1931. w. WILSON 1,783,254

HOUSE BOAT CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. '9, 1930 s Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESSES 564%. ri I I BY I ATTORNEYS Jan.6, 1931. w. WILSON Q 1,738,264

HOUSE BOAT CONSTRUCTION flied Sept. 9, 1930 :s Sheets-Sheet 5 ATTORNEYS WITNESSES M means for joining the same together so as to necting the hull sections so as to insure'against In the drawings: a

and cabin removed.

Patented Jae-5,1931, 1 l 1,788,264- I NiTEo STATES PATENT oF lcE I v I l [v win-Liam Wilson, on Yeast; Yd i 1' 1" fnousn-BoArj cjonsrnncrioiv a l cation filed September 9,1930. Serial 110,480,787.

7 This invention relates broadly to water- Figure 3 isa fragmentary enlarged sec- I craft, and refers more particularlytoanimtional plan view. Y j a Y proved house-boat construction, whichm'ay Figure 4 "is a transverse sectional view be of the type Wi'liCil'lS either adapted to be therethrough taken approximately on theline towed-or self-propelled. l i 1 indicated at H in Figur 3, V V. a, v

The present invention has to do moreespe- Figureii is a fragmentary perspective View; 7 cially with and comprehends an 'improved 1igure'6 is a fragmentary longitudinal hull and deck structure which is of a built up sectional View. sectional type, whereby the size thereof can Figure 7 is a perspective view ofoneofthe be varied and whereby renewal of the sections end elements of the hull section connecting r or repair thereto in event of-damage'inay-bemeans. Y I

accomplished with the greatest facility. I I Figure Sis a perspective view of one of the The invention further aims to provide in cablecovering and protecting elements. a house-boat construction, a plurality of in- Referring to the drawings by characters of dependent hulls arranged inparallel relation reference, A designates generally the'coma to respectively make 'for a better control of plete hulls, a plurality of which are employed, the craft, especially "where the same is thesame being arranged in parallel side by equipped with self propelling ineans, to inside relationandjoined together by a framecrease its seaworthiness while reducing to an W rk W i h al efV t0 support'the i appreciable extent, expense of production of deck, as well as the cabin O. The hulls A th h ll a d d ck tru ture. 1 include bow and stern sections 10 which are The invention furthermore contemplates in identical, and a plurality of identical inter a house-boat construction havinga plurality mediate sections 11, all of which sections 10 of parallel hulls, a rigid, effectual-and lasting nd 11 are of hollowwater-tightconstruction i and which combine to produce the necessary 7 withstand the strains and stresses to which it displacement and b oyan y t0 fiOat the Craft. o ld di il b bj t d, Thebow and stern sections 10 of the hull are 1 A till f th bj t, th in ti r shaped in such a manner as to offer a minisides in a novel and effect l means f mum of head resistance being rounded at the outer ends 12 and provided with a continuous bu groove '13 which extends centrally along the bottom and upwardly throughout the rounded outer ends tothe top of said hull section. The sides of the bow and stern sections, as well as the intermediate sections 35 11, are formed with mating grooves 14 ad j acent the upper surface of the hull. Nosing pieces 15 areprovided for'the bow and stern sections 10 to fit around the curved outer ends 12 thereof and to extend under the bottom accidental disconnection thereof while permitting of ready intentionalremoval and replacement when necessary. a

Other objects of the invention reside in the 35 comparative simplicity of construction of the hull ancldeck structures, the economy with whichthey may be produced and the general efficiency derivedtherefroni.

1 With the above recite'dand other objects in View, reference ishad to the following dey I v scription and accompanying drawings, in ed p tio a i n g p es e which there is exhibited one exampleflor emprov ded with ribs lfiwhrch' fit within the bodiment of the invention, while the claims groove 13.;The nosing pieces 15 are also define the actual scope of the same. provided w th inwardly extending divergent V Q 7 arms 17 having ribs 18 on their inner sides Figure 1 is aside view of a'house-boat which fit within the grooves 14, and said nosing pieces areformed with upper extremities constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the deck sup- 19 projecting above the upper surface of the porting and hull structures, with the deck hull. The extremities 19 are each provided with an inwardly projecting apertured ear 0 20. The nosing pieces areeach provided with an aperture or tunnel 21 extending throughout the length, and terminating in an enlarged bore 22 disposed vert1cally 1n the extremity, 19, the said enlarged bore having'a further enlarged mouth 23 presenting an internal annular shoulder 24. A cable 25- an internally threaded tubular nut- 27 lying-- Within the enlarged bore 22 and having a-f head 28 disposed within the mouth and' iby'side'relation and for supporting the cabin i abutting against the internal shoulder 24.

An externally disposed toolengaging portion 29 serves as a means fer rotating the nut to exert a longitudinal tension on the cable 25 for binding the hull sections 10 and 1-1 together. The portions of the cable 25 extending between the lowerinnerends of thenosing pieces 15 are covered and protected by the tubular elements-'30 having longitudinalaper tures or bores 31 and provided with longitudinal fribs 32 which fit within the transverse central grooves'33 on the under side of the intermediate hull sections 11.

cables 38 are trained, having threaded projecti-ng terminals 39 with which nuts 4O are engagedto exert a longitudinal tension on the side cables 38 to bind the hull sections together against lateral relative movement. Cable covering and protecting elements 30 are arranged over the portions of the cables 88 which are disposed between the inner ends of the arms 17 of theopposite nosing pieces.

The ribs 3:2 of the elementsJi-BO snugly fit into the grooves 14 of the hull sections 10 and 11. In order to further brace the sections of the hull structure and to maintain them against vertical or lateral shifting movement, each of the intermediate hull sections is recessed at its opposite ends as at 41, while the bow and stern sections 10 are similarly recessed at the inner ends as at 42. Within the mating recessed ends 41 of the intermediate sections and the recessed ends 42 of the bow and stern sections, there are fitted bridgeplates43, the marginal flanges 44 of which snugly interfit the; recessed portions 41 and 42. Obviously, the bridge plates 43 them from the; recessed ends From the- A; pair of. cable sections 35, are respectively connected.

foregoing, it will be seen that the sectional hull structures may be built up to any desired length and when thus assembled, a 7

damaged section may be repaired or renewed readil upper wall of the hull sections, a removable cover 48 being provided for the purpose.

. The framework B'forjoining two or more of the hull sections together in parallel side and the decking D, essentially consists of a pair'of keel strips'5O for each hull structure, which keel strips are of an appropriate length to extend throughout the length of the hull structures- The keel strips .50 are joined to each other, and the pairs of keel strips are connected together by cross .bars 51 which overlie the same and are mortised therein and-which are j'oined together by vertical bolts 52. Between e'ach Ipair' ofhulls, the cross bars 51 have in- Q0 connected thereto by vertical studs 54. The

stalled a; subterposed crossbar section 53 side flanges 56 of transverse channel members are installed alongside of each of the cross bars51 and are provided with an intermediate drop portion 57,.within which the studs andsubterposed portion 53 are arranged. Baffle members 58 are secured to the outside of the studs 54 and extend throughout the length of the craft, while baflle slats'59 are secured to the under side of the subterposed cross bar sections "53,

manner to the upper side of the hulls, but,

preferably, said keel strips are received and embraced by channel sections 60 which are welded, riveted, bolted or otherwise secured to the upper surface of the hulls. After the keel strips are positioned within the channel sections 60, transverse bolts 61 extend through the keel. strips and channel sections. The transverse channel members at their outer ends are provided with angularly bent apertured terminals 65,- to which are bolt ed orotherwise securedjthe .gunwale strips 66, over'the outer side-of which finishing strips 67 may be nailed. I The'decking D is preferably composed of spaced slats '68, by virtue of which water may drain from the decking.

Fromtheforegoing, it will thusfbe seen that a house-boat hull and deck construction has been devised which is so constructed as to permit of the' bu'ilding' of thesaine in various lengths and widths accordingto the desires of theindiyidual. The deck and cabin supporting framework, as well as the hulls, is fabricated of sections which not only facilitate the initialib'uilding of the;

transversely spaced 1 parallel hulls including longitudinally fabricated hull sections, a deck andcabin supporting frame work overlying and joining the hulls includingcontinuous longitudinal keel strips secured to the hull sections and serving to connect the same against longitudinal or vertical. separation. v

2. In a watercraft, transversely spacedparallel hulls including longitudinally fabricated hull sect-ions having tensioned means for binding thefsame togetherrand a deck and cabin supporting framework overlying and joining the hulls and including continuous longitudinal keel strips secure to the hull sections and serving to further oin the same -:-igainst longitudinal or vertical. separation.

3. A hull construction for watercraft including separate water-tight'bow, stern and intermediatesections, the bow and stern sections having recessed inner ends and the intermediate sect-ions having recessed opposite ends, bridge members respectively fitted in the recessed ends of adjacent sections and tensioned means for longitudinally binding the sections together.

at. A watercraft including transversely spaced parallel hulls each composed of a plurality of longitudinal sections having mating recessed ends, bridge elements respectively fitted in the recessed ends of adjacent sections and tensioned means for binding the sections together.

5. A watercraft including transversely spaced parallel hulls each composed of a plurality of longitudinal sections having mating recessed ends, bridge elements respectively titted in the recessed ends of adjacent sections and exteriorly disposed tensioned means for binding the sections together.

6. A watercraft including transversely spaced parallel hulls each composed of a pin rality of longitudinal sections having mating recessed ends, bridge elements respectively fitted in the recessed ends of adjacent sections, exteriorly disposed tensioned means tor binding the sections together and adeck and ca-binsupporting framework connecting the hulls in their spaced parallel relation.

7. A watercraft including transversely spaced parallel hulls'each composed of a plurality of longitudinal sections having mattively fittedil-n the reoessedends iof adjacent sections, exteriorly disposed. tensioned means 1 for .bindingthe sections together and a deck and cabin supportingfframework connecting the hulls in their spaced parallel relation'a'ndincluding continuous longitudinal keelstrips serving to furthersecure the hull sections to getlier; t v a 18. A watercraft. including transversely spacedparallel hulls eachcomposed of aplurality of longitudinal-sections having mating recessed ends, bridge elements respectively fitted in'the recessed ends of adjacent sections, enteriorly disposed tensioned meansfor binding the sections together and adeckand cabin supporting frameworkconnecting the hulls in their spaced: parallel relation and.ineluding continuous longitudinal keel strips serving-to further secure the hull sections -to-. gether, the. said hull sections having longitu-l dinallyextending channel members on their upper sides embracingly receiving" thekeelv strips. 1 -9.:A hull construction for watercraft/ in eluding separate waterstight bow, stern and intermediate sect-ions and means for removablysecuring said sections in assembled relation consisting of mating grooved portions of said sections and tensioned'cables arrangedin' said grooved portions and traversing the assembled hulls lengthwise- I 1 0. A hull construction for watercraft including separate water-tight bow, stern and intermediate sections, means for removably securing said sections in assembled relation consisting of mating grooved portionsof said sections and tensioned cables arranged in said grooved portions and traversing the assembled hulls lengthwise and means receiving the ends of said cables for tensioning the sanie'longitudinally. v

11. A hull construction for watercraft including separate water-tight bow, stern and intermediate sections, means for removably securing said sections in assembled relation consisting of mating grooved portions of said sections and tensioned cables arranged in said grooved portions and traversing the assembled hulls lengthwise andcable covering and protecting elements through which the cables extend.

. 12. A hull construction for watercraft including separate water-tight bow, stern and intermediate sections, means for removably securing said sections in assembled relation consisting of mating grooved portions of said sections and tensioned cables arranged in said sections and traversing the assembled hulls lengthwise and cable covering and protecting elements through which the cables extend,

said elements having ribs seated in the hull groove.

13. A hull construction for watercraft including separate water-tight bow, stern and intermediate. sections5 means forremovably V securing said sections in assembled relation consisting of mating grooved portionsof gsai'd sections and tensioned cables arranged said sections and traversing the assembled hulls lengthwise. and cable covering and 'protesting-elementsthrough which the cables extend, said elements having ribs. seated in the hull groove,the end elements including integral portions providing a nosing extendinggaround the transverse center of the bottom randthe outer edges of the, bow 'an'ds'tem sections. I l 1 I 1 14. i .A bull construction for. watercraft ineluding separate Water-tight bow, stern and intermediate sections, means for removab'13 securing saidsections in assembled relation consisting of mating grooved portions of said sections and tensioned' cables arranged in said sections and traversing the assembled hulls lengthwise, cable covering and protect ing elements through which the cables extend, saidzelements havingribsseated in the hullgroove, the endelements including intev gral portions providing a nosing extending around the transverse center of the bottom and theouter Je'dges of-thebow and stern sectionsand side arms embracing the grooved V uppersides thereof. j V V Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York this 6th day of September 1930. 1

WILLIAM WiLson.

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